Notices and Rules
Amendment 85 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations implementing Amendment 85 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to improve flexibility and reduce operating costs for catcher/processors in the Central GOA rockfish program.
Effective
12/03/2009
Amendment 90 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations implementing Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to amend the Amendment 80 Program to allow post-delivery transfers of cooperative quota.
Effective
09/21/2009
Amendment 78 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations implementing Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 78 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.
Effective
09/21/2009
Amendment 82 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.
Effective
09/14/2009
Amendment 92 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 92 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.
Effective
09/14/2009
Amendment 62 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to increase the number of times per year that a stationary floating processor that is qualified under the American Fisheries Act may move within State of Alaska waters in the Bering Sea subarea to process pollock.
Effective
08/17/2009
Amendment 62 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to increase the number of times per year that a stationary floating processor that is qualified under the American Fisheries Act may move within State of Alaska waters in the Bering Sea subarea to process pollock.
Effective
08/17/2009
Seabird Avoidance Measures for the Hook-and-Line Groundfish and Halibut Fisheries off Alaska
Final Rule:
Revision to the seabird avoidance requirements for the hook-and-line groundfish and halibut fisheries in International Pacific Halibut Commission Area 4E. The final rule eliminates seabird avoidance requirements for hook-and-line vessels le
Effective
04/27/2009
Amendment 77 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule that implements Amendment 77 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to remove dark rockfish (Sebastes ciliatus) from the plan in order to let the State of Alaska assume management.
Effective
01/30/2009
Amendment 73 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule that implements Amendment 73 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area removing dark rockfish (Sebastes ciliatus) from the plan.
Effective
01/30/2009